Tuesday, July 7, 2009

I hate Borean Tundra

I really hate Borean Tundra.

Lots of people have their favourite zones, and their most hated zones. I seem to find that most people I talk to hate the zones I love, and vice versa. For example, I ADORE Stranglethorn Vale, and get excited to "finally" get there when I'm levelling. Many people can't stand the zone.

I love Zangarmash. I love Blade's Edge Mountains. In my experience, STV, Zangarmarsh and BEM are some of the most hated zones.

Oh, and Dragonblight. Most people hate it - I really enjoy it. To each their own, I suppose.

But I hate Borean Tundra.

I don't really know why; I suppose it's an irrational hatred. There are some good quests. Maybe it's the landscape? The weird groundcover? I'm not sure. All I know is that I really hate the place.

The only saving grace for this horrible zone is this:

/click/click/click/click

.... *explodes from the cute*

Level 75 now, enjoying fishing and cooking dailies so much! I'm weird. Bank alt has 3500g.. well on my way to epic flying/cold weather flying. Levelling slowed a little in the last few days, had a minor accident at work and haven't played as much over the weekend. I'm hoping to get to 80 this weekend though.

Most people would want 80 so they could start doing instances, get some shiny gear.

I totally get the hatred towards Borean Tundra, and if it wasn't so good for levelling I'd completely skip the zone on all my alts, haha. Can't wait to see you at 80, as well. I'd love to tank for you one day to make up for never being able to heal next to you in Inexorable.

I absolutely adore STV too - I can hardly wait to hit 29 so I can hop on over and quest there. Although I have to say that I don't really share your love for other hated zones (especially Blade's Edge, amg HAET) but Zangarmarsh is alright.

I find that people either love one of the Northrend starting zones and absolutely loathe the other. I started in the Borean Tundra on the priest and I had a blast. Now, to be fair, I haven't yet leveled through Howling Fjord so I can't compare truly, but I think that "Boring Tundra" is unfair, haha. Give the Tundra a Chance! (TM) ;)

Borean Tundra WAS more compact in its questing, true, but Kayeri did Howling Fjord first and after enjoying the breathtaking vistas there, I didnt care much for Borean Tundra, either. But I LOVED saving the baby murlocs, they are the most adorable little creatures... :) The only problem is the adults are such a PITA... lol

But yes, I have several screenshots saved of Kayeri and her flock of baby murlocs... :)

I was actually going to skip the Tundra, as I was working in Dragonblight, but I started feeling inadequate partway through, and went over there to level up a bit before I finished Dragonblight... and Keeva, I agree... I LOVED the Dragonblight.. the quest chains are simply awesome there. :)

Agreed, Keeva! Borean tundra ftl. It's so BLAH in scenery; I had expected it to be more like dragonblight as a snowy zone, and the vast expanse of gray, dead grass broken up by farms of undead, oil spills, and "blighted" cliffs were a major disappointment for me. Icecrown is the same way for me; too dark, dreary, and blah. Icecrown's only redeeming factor for me are the penguin colonies hanging out on the snowy cliffs overlooking the sea.

Of the starting Northrend zones, I prefer Howling Fjord, it has prettier zone graphics and that fun "yay I'mma worg!" questline.

I also enjoyed Zangarmarsh and Dragonblight (yay snow!), since they were truly pretty zones.

Hmmm, I tend to dislike the zones that are depressing. I landed in Borean Tundra pretty much by accident, just getting on the first boat I saw, so I haven't done any of Howling Fjord, though it is very pretty from what I've seen. I was saving it for my DK alt, but she is stuck at 61 atm.

In Outland, I liked ZM, Terrokar,and Nagrand. I hated Hellfire, found Blade's Edge very confusing, and was meh on Netherstorm, and really disliked Shadowmoon. Like I said, if it is ugly and has an evil feel, I am generally not a fan. Felwood, EPL,WPL, same thing.

In Northrend my absolute favorite zone is Grizzly Hills. I am not sure if it is the frontier-sy soundtrack or the vistas, but it is so beautiful there. I really enjoyed my questing there.

I kinda wish that Blizz would allow you to build a home or cottage for your toon - it could be a phased thing so only you or people in your party could see it, and it would function like an inn for rested XP and such. I would totally build mine in Grizzly Hills. :-)

I didn't mind Dragonblight, and agree the quests there were awesome. Storm Peaks was cool. Zul'Drak was interesting, but bordering on dark. I enjoyed Sholazar, and I agree that Icecrown is so bleak that I don't enjoy spending any time there. I kinda wish they would have filled out Crystalsong a bit more with stuff- it is pretty much wasted as a zone except for hosting Dalaran.

I don't know what it is about Borean Tundra, but I have to agree. Quested there when WotLK came out, skipped over to Howling Fjord and never looked back. I'll happily redo all the Howling Fjord quests to be able to avoid the Borean Tundra...on the other hand, that murloc-baby-saving quest is the Most Adorable Quest Ever.

I'd have to say I really enjoyed Icecrown - maybe it was the fact that I was so close to 80 or the fact that some of what I was doing *changed* the setting, I just had a ball doing that one.